Representing ASHG and Genetics at FASEB’s Capitol Hill Day
ASHG Board Member Neil Hanchard shares 5 key takeaways from FASEB Hill Day, where he met with Congresspeople and their staff to advocate for genetics research. Read More
Advocacy
Help Secure $2 Billion More for NIH!
An update on U.S. federal research funding for FY18 and FY19. Share your genetics research story and support NIH funding through ASHG's Advocacy Center. Read More
ASHG Disappointed by Proposed NIH Budget for FY 2019
For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications & Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is disappointed by the Administration’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019 National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget released yesterday. This budget would impose... Read More
FY2020 Administration budget would dramatically slow new knowledge and medical advances
ASHG thanks Congress for strong bipartisan support of NIH, urges sustained investment For Immediate Release Monday, March 11, 2019 4:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time ROCKVILLE, Md. – The American Society of Human Genetics today expressed deep disappointment at the administration’s budget proposal for medical research released today, noting that the cuts would significantly slow new... Read More
Reflections on My Experience as a Genetics & Public Policy Fellow
2016-17 Genetics & Public Policy Fellow Christa Wagner, PhD, describes and reflects on her fellowship experience. Interested? Applications open in early 2018. Read More